This Europe Day, the EUROWA Network is taking a look back at our many years of collaboration with the European Commission and how their support has enabled our Network to thrive. For many years, European oiled wildlife responders had been…
In February of this year, the EUROWILD Authority Workshop was held in Helsinki, hosted by WWF Finland in collaboration with Sea Alarm. Helsinki was chosen as the location being the home of the HELCOM (Helsinki Commission) secretariat, and reflecting the…
During autumn 2025, WWF Finland has focused on training staff from Parks and Wildlife Finland for oiled wildlife response related tasks. Parks and Wildlife Finland is a unit of the state-owned enterprise Metsähallitus, which is responsible for managing state owned…
EUROWA are proud to announce two new members. The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) joined us as an Associate Member and KFV (Riksförbund Katastrofhjälp Fåglar & Vilt) Sweden as an Affiliate Member1. Both organisations formally…
Last week, our member Pro Bird organised two EUROWA Veterinarian Specialist courses in Cuxhaven, Germany. Together with a trainer from Submon, another of our network members from Spain, 21 German state veterinarians were trained for oiled wildlife. The veterinarians were…
Last week, the EUROWA Network met in Altafulla, Spain, to discuss our latest developments with the EUROWILD project including the new Assessment Course and have our annual General Assembly. 12 organisations plus 3 experts, as well as the Secretariat, gathered over the successful 3-day…
In April, WWF Finland organised a EUROWA BASIC Oiled Wildlife Response course to further the preparedness and response capabilities in Finland. The highly motivated trainees and trainers spent a full day immersed in the capture, transport, stabilisation and pre-wash care…
Estonian Fund for Nature (ELF) recently organised an EUROWA BASIC Oiled Wildlife Responder Course in their latest efforts to improve oiled wildlife preparedness in Estonia. The course was organise between from 25 - 27 April in Lahemaa National Park, Koolimäe…
Under the recently launched European Oiled Wildlife response Life-long learning Development (EUROWILD) project, EUROWA member ProBird has developed and launched a brand new course – SPECIALIST Field: Search and Rescue. The course is the latest addition to the EUROWA suite…
The EUROWA Network is pleased to announce NOAH – For Animal Rights as our latest Associate Member1. NOAH are the largest NGO working for animal rights in Norway with over 20,000 members and active supporters. They have a long history…